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When he’s a Jet, he’s a Jet all the way.
Payton, 59, who replaced Hackett as the Broncos' head coach this season, blamed the team’s disappointing 2022 season on Hackett’s poor coaching and assured fans and media that this season would be different.
“It might have beenone of the worst coaching jobs in the history of the NFL,” Payton toldUSA Today. “That’s how bad it was. It doesn’t happen often where an NFL team or organization gets embarrassed, and that happened here. Part of it was their own fault, relative to spending so much f—ing time trying to win the offseason — the P.R., the pomp and circumstance, marching people around and all this stuff.”
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Rodgers added that Hackett is “arguably my favorite coach I’ve had in the NFL,” after their mutual years in Green Bay.
“I think he needs to keep my coach’s name out of his mouth,” Rodgers continued, specifically slamming “insecure” Payton for “a coach to do that to another coach.”
Rodgerswas tradedto the Jets in late April after playing 14 seasons with the Packers.
The QB agreed to a two-year, $75 million guaranteed contract with the team, which runs through the 2024 season,NFL NetworkandESPNreported.
The Packers' Aaron Rodgers calls signals and adjustments at the line of scrimmage against Seattle.Christian Petersen/Getty Images
However, it’s $35 million less than he would’ve made if he had stayed with the Green Bay Packers and finished out his 4-year deal, which had $110 million remaining in the contract.
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Rodgers addressed last week why he agreed to the restructured contract.
“The team gave up significant pieces for it to be just a one-year deal,” he said. “I’m aware of that. Anything could happen with my body or the success we have this year, but I’m having a blast, so I really don’t see this as a one-year-and-done thing.”
source: people.com
